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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

The little fellow was silent, but large
tears rolled down his pale cheeks.
Helen had reached the kitchen door,
when sudden impulse seized her; she
ran back to the child and clasped him
in her arms for the last time. But she
did not weep, those great silent tears
of the child told how he was affected.
and she dared not let him know her
own feelings.
THAT'S all for effect said Arnold,
haughtily, as she passed out at the door
with the sheriff at her side.
The farmer sent his hired man,
John. with the rockaway to take them
to the village of Newton. Helen bore
up until they were on the road, and
then. wringing her hands. she cried:
''Oh, farewell, farewell, my poor
unfortunate little brother. l know l
will never see you again"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

said ter myself, how often some pO'
woman wakes in the night when the
wind is er blowin' an cries erbout er
grave she KANT find. No tellin' what
she would give ef she could put gest
one flower on it. POI man! yer shaint
be treated this way;' an 1 tuck hat NV
brother Wills flowers an put 'em over
here on this grave: an l don't know
why, but Their tears gushed outen my
eyes. Putty soon l seed pap er comm !.
an bein' erfeerd that he mout scold
me fur putin flowers on Their grave NV
Their man that killed brother Will,
tuck up er ole shawl that l had brought
ter sit on. an kivered up the flowers on
the grave Nv Their stranger. When pap
come up an seed Their flowers on
brother Wills grave he commenced
cryin', an then he looked at my shawl
l don't know what made him pick up
Their ole shawl. but he did, an when he
seed Their flowers that had been tryin'
ter hide, stead NV scoldin' me, he put
his arms eroun' me an sayin': God
bless yer,' cried like er chile. Yer air
er angel. my chile, ther po' ole man
said; they both fit fur whut they
bleeved wuz right. an they air now at
peace with Cod"
Tears were rolling down Robertson's
cheeks. His hands were clasped.
Pap went away an wuz Grounded.
When he left home he said ter me,
take kere Nv Their graves, my little gal,
an
Robertson caught her in MS arms
Frightened, she struggled for mo-
ment, and then, throwing her arms
about his neck. pressed his face to her
bosom.
CANCEL" he whispered, II love You
love YOU"
'.How can you." she said, gently re-
leasing herself, "when 1 am so ig-
nerent?''
"You are not ignorant--you are al
most divine. Let our lives be united.
may not marry , book, but 1 shall
wed soul"
Again she pressed his face to her
bosom. OPIE p. READ.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27
A STRONG ARGUMENT.


Freteetlon the Osly Means Of Develop
ment for Our Linan Industry.
In 1871 strong effort was made to
cut down the duties on steel rails.
Consumers were told that they were
subjected to an enormous tax; the cost
of the rails was then sos per ton. and
they were paying, it was said. over $50
in taxes to favored manufacturers.
This burden, they were told. amounted
to several millions yearly. Farmers
paid = large part in the cost Of trans
porting their products. and they were
urged to protest against the continue
ance Of the duty. Protectionists re-
piled: Yet little later and the build
ing of new rail mills and the COMPETE
ton of home manufacturers will surely
reduce the price. so that the country
will get steel rails cheaper than it ever
has done. Then the farmer and every
body else will gain. while the vastly in
creased quantity of material consumed
will afford good employment to many
thousand American workers" Happily
the country persisted in its policy. The
building of new establishments did fol-
low. The competition Of home manu-
facturers did reduce the price. In five
years the price had come down to about
go per ton. In 1885 the same rails
were sold at an average of $50 per ton
for the entire month of April. and the
later advance to $34 per ton. caused by
a sudden increase in the demand for
railroad building, leaves the cost less
than third of the price at the time
when the hot battle between the pro-
tectiOnists and free traders was fought.
This experience illustrates exactly
what the farmers ought to insist upon
doing respecting the flax manufacture,
because they are now losing valuable
product of the farms solely because the
manufacture of that product into linen
goods has never been sufficiently en-
couraged and defended. Practically
there is no manufacture of such goods
in this country. and we import about
$3l. 600, 600 worth of flax and hemp
and their manufactured products. But
Tic OOVsOUO tOnS Vi HAN StIaW, WHICH,
now rots in the fields or is burned to
get it out of the way, if properly
treated and sold at fair price would
return to the farmers $50, 900
yearly. If only part of this wasted
product were thus utilized, the gain
would more than balance any increased
duty on imports that might be needful
to secure the development of an i'm
portant industry. Within short time
the opening of new establishments and
their competition would reduce the
price Of linen goods for all time to the
consumers of this country, as the home
competition has reduced the price of
rails. 1t is question for the farmers
whether they have the intelligence and
the resolution to get linen goods cheap
ened through home manufacture. just
as we have cheap steel rails by the
persistent protection of home industry.
m y Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27
'.Oh. shet yer mouth. yer little

'Oh. shet yer mouth. yer little
fool" -.
"Wall. NAV. I wouldnter opened It
eff yer hadenter made me-"
mo. an that's Their trouble with
yer. Never do nothin' unless yer air
made"
"Wall. then, let me runerway, some
whar."
Eyes. yer'd cut er putty caper, now,
wouldn't yer? My stars er live. w'ynt
yer marry that MANI"
HE hain't axed me-"
"W'y don't hep"
Il hain't axed him"
II do knOw-I do know in my soul
that yer air Their provokinist critter !
ever seed in all Their horned days NV
my life. l tell yer, my lady, yer'll
never git SIGH er mother chance as long
as yer live-never-never in this
world"
Mother. when yer begged me. I
told yer whut thought NV him; but
KANT hep doin' as l do. KANT gest
tell yer how 1 feed erbout it. 1t mout
be. as yer put it. that l amt got no
sense. an ef that is Their case, I don't
reckon he is er needin' NV me very
much. I've got some little pride erbout
me, NAV. an l amt as big er fool rs
some folks mout think. I've got sense
ernuff ter know that he wouldn't be
satisfied ter stay here allus. an eff he
left here he'd oorter be er shamed ter
take me with him. God knows that I
don't want ter do nOthin' ter diser-
pint yer, but-but I gest KANT be nuth-
un' but what l am"
One morning, the thirtieth of May.
Robertson. deeply meditating. walked
in the woods. Il will go tomorrow"
he said. "Oh, wiu," he almost fierce
ly declared, as though addressing some
thing that Knocked him. '1have sworn
it on the honor OF a man. and will go
if know it will kill me-"
Suddenly looking up. he saw Martha,
a short distance away, sitting on the
ground. Il will give her one more
trial." he unused. As he approached
nearer, he saw that she was sitting be-
tween two graves. and that each grave
was strewn with flowers.
"Why. Martha. what does this
mean?"
"Set down an I will tell YER" she
replied. He seated himself near her
and gazed at her with an eagerness
that brought a sudden glow to her
cheeks.
"1n this grave" she said. pointing.
my only brother is buried. 1 don't
know who sleeps in that one. My
father an brother fit fur ther South.
an this man fit fur ther North. Ons
day thar wuz err fight right here, er sors
NV skirmish, pap said. Pap an broth
er Will was er standin' right here when
the men that fit fur Their North come er
chargin'. Err man, er very young fel.
Ter, pap said. shot brother Will, an
then brother Will shot him. an they
both fell down dead right here wh'ar
they air now layin' er sleep. Pap
wouldn't let brother be buried no whar
else, an he put up these here two
rocks"
One stone bore the following, rudely
cut: This is Will Pritchard that fit fur
Their South The other stone bore this
inscription: This stranger fit fur Their
North"
'One day." the girl continued. Il
heard somebody say that folks put
flowers on the graves of Their friends
that wuz killed i'm Their war-ther thir-
tieth NV May-so l come out here
wunst on that day an put er whole lot
NV wild flowers on brother Willis grave;
then / sOt down an l looked over here
an seed how lonesome this grave
looked. l couldn't stand it. 'Ohr /
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

Strange words that fell rs the thunder
That falls from clOudless sky,
They silenced me with dumb wonder
Till saw them enshrouded lie.
Iknew two angels Of God that day
Flew from my yearning sight.
They walked with me but little way,
They tarried with me but night
hallow this day that the Nation
Set for her dead alone:
To the mourning Of every station
1t is tenderly spread and grown.
And so in fair spring hours
Iwalk with sorrowful tread
With treasure Of golden flowers,
The debt that owe to my dead.
H. W. TAYLOR
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

NEW CHARGE.
81 know this case will be all right,
Bill. Take this boy and will have you
fixed up as soon as county court SETS"
John. the hired hand, offered TO
carry the little cripple in.
Cant he walk" asked Bill Jones'
"Not very well,' answered John.
'.He can walk great deal better
than he pretends." said Arnold. in his
merciless manner.
"Wall. I'll bring him out o his lazi-
ness" chuckled Bill Jones. "I'll find
work for him to do. He kin pick up
chips, or weed the onion beds"
John, who had more humanity in his
soul than either of his superiors. took
the child in his arms.
"Oh. ya'a We jest take him to that
second log house an set i'm down there
sum ars."
Little Amos was carried i'm the strong
arms of the kind-hearted John to the
house indicated. The room into which
the sick boy was ushered was miserable,
indeed; the floor was uncarpeted. the
walls of bare logs were black with
smoke, the cracks between the logs had
been closed up with filthy rags, and mt
the rear Of the room were two miserable
looking beds.
Gathered around the fireplace, in
which were few Goals, were half 4
dozen wretched creatures, five women
and one man. They were clothed
in filth and rags, and their long.
uncombed hair hung about their
shoulders, or was tied in knots
with strings. The day was slightly
cool, and the poor mortals were doing
all in their power to instill some warmth
into their bodies. They were growing,
pushing and snarling, more like ami
mails than human beings. Long suffer-
ing had filled them with selfishness.
Little Amos was placed on hard
chair near the door. He did not dare
90 too near those creatures, they
seemed SO much like wild animals.
Occasionally they turned their sallow
faces upon him. One was blind, two
were crippled, the man was partially
insane. one woman had the ricketts,. and
the other was too old and feeble to help
herself. These objects were disgusting
and frightful to look upon, and Amos
expected from the glances they cast
upon him that he would he soon torn
TO pieces.
''Oh. Helen Helen! where is sister
Helen?" he cried. weeping bitterly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

CHAPTER XL-CoNTINUEp.
'.But. Judge" said the sheriff, re-
,spectfullv. for he seemed aware of the
fact that his reelection depended, i'm a
great measure, upon the efforts of the
man before him. "what am to do with
the child? / can't put it in prison.
''Send it to the poor-house.
''Humph! can't do that without an
'order from the court" said the sheriff,
with frown.
81 could"
''Well. can not" said the puzzled
sheriff. The court will have to de-
Glare it a pauper first
''Well. then leave the child here with
me: can take it there, and Bill Jones
will keep it for me until the court sets.
He owes his position as proprietor of
the poOr-house to me-"
"Yes,you can probably manage it that
way. The child is sick"
''Yes, but not dangerous.
81 Kind o'hate to part them"
so poh they'll forget each other in
less than three days. They are more
brute than human, with no feeling save
that of hunger, cold or heat, Just as any
other ANIMAL
Was James Arnold speaking his real
opinion? Certainly not, though there
are many others of his like who advance
the same argument. Oh. if it should
only he carried home. that he might
feel the bitter pangs of tearing heart
strings asunder, would he not turn
missionary for the cause of the poor,
depressed, and oft times wronged GRIM
inals !?
take her away. Belcher, take her
away at once" said Judge Arnold, his
chin SO high that mercy was over
looked.
'.Well. but Judge, this is matter I'd
not like to be hasty in: can hardly
bring myself to tear that girl from her
brother. Good Heavens if she should
be innocent after ALL
''Do you think l am fool and per-
.jurer?" cried Arnold. angrily.
mo. no." answered the sheriff. apol-
'oGttiC.tiiN. Hot hliO" Dut NldJ
there might be a mistake"
well. sir, think there is no mistake
about it, unless you make one in not
doing your duty
81 think l will do my duty as an
official, Judge, if l know it," said
Belcher, holly.
The utter heartlcssneSs of Arnold
veNed the sheriff, but he was forced to
perform his duty as an officer, painful
as if might be.
He went up to the girl, who. know
ing what was coming. had been school
ing herself to recover her self-posses-
sion. and said:
Come, Miss Helen. get ready; I
must take you to Newton
''Can my little brother go?'' she
asked, pleadingly. HE is so small, so
intirm. and so fond of me that he can
hardly live without my care"
''Oh, he will be treated with the most
tender care, assure you," said the
sheriff, II can not take him to-day, but
l hope you may soon return"
''Will You answer me question or
two?" asked Helen, now almost calm
again.
Yes"
''What will be done with me?'
81 will take You to Newton"
'What then?"
''You will be taken before the magis-
trate, Squire Buffers
"Well. what them know little of
law and its processes.
'Well. you will be arraigned and your
case set for trial. Ifyou can give bond
you can return here or 90 wherever
you please; but if You fail''-then the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

"A little girl six years old gave an
afternoon tea to some of her friends.
and she wished to make it as perfect
reproduction Of those given by her
mother rs was possible. "What shall
you give your friends to eat?" asked
the same mother. II don't know" re-
piled the embryo aesthetic, ''unless l
give them pink tissue paper and CAM
brio tea. Uncle Tom says that's the
most fashionable thing" Colder
Daus.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

"A Boston paper recently published
a communication on The Model
Wife," and 1900 Boston husbands
swore next morning that they wrote it.
albany Argus.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27
THE STRANGERS GRAVE.
Out of War and Strife Come
Peace and Love.
A Decoration Day Sketch.
lOnginal.1

KNOW in all rea-
son that he must
be the right sort
NV er man, fur he's
been er bOardin'
with us nigh on ter
TO- month. an l
never yit heard
him grumble at er
single thing. an
lemme tell YER that
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27
CHAPTER XIII.
~ UaUU

IN JAIL.
Mr.. Belcher. the sheriff, had a kind
heart and did all he could to cheer
Helen.
Il hope, Miss Lakeman, it'll not be
as bad as you think. hope you will
come out all right"
mo. no! said Helen, her face grow
ing more calm and pale. Il know that
shame, ruin and death will come out of
this; am in the power of persons bent
upon my ruin, and nothing on earth
can save me"
''Who do You think is bent on your
ruin?"
mir. Arnold and family"
"Why, great goodness! why would
they want to ruin poor girl like
you?'
Helen was silent. She could not
answer this question. though she knew
the answer to it. She could not tell
him that the Arnolds had determined
to have the educated and accomplished
Warren Stuart member of their FAM
lily. and that the pretty face of the hired
girl was in the way. That Helen Lake
man, arrested and disgraced. would
lose her beauty even in the eyes of her
infatuated lover. She dare not tell the
sheriff what her honest convictions
said were the living truths. for they
would not be believed. The sheriff
waited for her to speak. Belcher had
been an officer long enough to regard
every person arrested rs criminal.
OF course, this girl was guilty. He
felt very sorry for her. She was young,
beautiful and intelligent, and she wa
often tempted. He resolved, in his own
mind. to intercede with the court and
prosecuting attorney and have her pun
ishment as light as possible. 1t would
GO much lighter with her. he knew, if
she would own the thing right up and
make a clean breast of it all. He re-
garied it as his duty to advise the girl
to do so.
Helen" he said, in as kind and
fatherly tone as he could command,
you are a young girl. and perhaps
know nothing about law"
She bowed her head to receive the
advice, which she knew would come.
81 feel sorry for You on account of
this trouble you have got into" the
sheriff said, land want to talk to YOU
as if You were my own daughter.
The carriage was rolling along over
a smooth piece of wood, and the sheriff
knew every word the girl said by way
Of confession could be heard by the
driver, provided she denied it after
ward. The sheriff determined to work
up the case if possible. Helen was still
silent, and he continued:
You are young. thrown upon the
world without an adviser or friend, and
now if I can help You any would be
glad to do so. Your crime is serions
one, to begin with, and, what is more.
You will be convicted of it. The proof
against you is overwhelming, and there
is no pOwer-nO lawyer on earth-that
can make jury believe you are limo
cert"
(TO BE CoSrINEED.]
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

An ordinance recently passed by
the City Council of San Luis Obispo.
CAL, forbids laundries within the city
limits, and, as consequence. all the
Chinese wash-houses have been closed.
-Chica0o Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

1t is said that hotel porters are no:
long lived because the strain of lifting
and carrying heavy trunks produces
diseases of the heart. On the whole
perhaps they deserve it, they make the
hearts of those who own trunks sink
10 Often.-Neu Haren Ncus.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27
HELEN LAKEMAN:
The Story Of Young Girls Strug-
gle With Adversely.
BY JOHN r. MUsIcK,

AUTHOR OF 1.-THE BANKER OF BEDFORD
walter BRowNFIELD," ETC.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27
PROJECTIONS GROWTH.

Eufopeaa Free-Trad0 Countries ClamoH.
ing for Protective Duties.
Even in free-trade countries the be-
neficsnt policy of protection is winning
its way back to favor. and practical
men are combating the supremacy
which has been 80 long conceded to
continental and insular theorists. Re-
Gently the millers of Dublin unani-
mously passed a resolution requesting
Parliament to pass a law imposing o
protective duty Of sixty-seven cents
per bag on American flour. English
free trade has Frustrated Ireland's in
dustries, and Parliament in its bitter
hatred of oil things Irish will probably
refuse to pass even this measure for
the relief Of Irish distress and poverty.
In the Belgian Chamber of Deputies.
on the same dag the clerical party Of.
fered a resolution for the imposition Of
protective duty on American cattle
and meats "a q measure to relieve ag.
ricultura distress. OF course our own
interests are against the imposition Of
duties on articles which we export in
such large quantities, but the position Of
the Belgian stock raisers and Irish
millers is q natural one.
A few days ago the Glasgow Cham
Der of Commerce by a decisive vote
asked the British Parliament to
abandon free trade and adopt the pol
icy of protection. The general public
little realizes to what an extent our
industries thriving under the pro-
tective tariff have deprived Scotch
goods Of an American market Only
q few years ago this country offered
an almost boundless market for that
little article of convenience, the Scotch
cap. Scotch manufacturers had con-
troll Of the market. A protective duty
was imposed, and under that stimulant
we began making our own Scotch
caps The center Of the business is at
Utica, where are now made virtually
all the Scotch caps used in the coun-
try. At the same time processes have
been 30 improved that the American
article can now be made for less cost
than the Scotch article. This one
matter illustrates what is going on in
every branch of trade. The Glasgow
and manufacturers natural
" wish the adoption in their own coun-
try of kindly policy that operates so
successfully in the United States.
bany IN ~ Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27

Its banners and slant arms leaning
Only at warriors graves.
follow no black -draped banner;
Istep to no throb Of drum;
take not your martial mannex
Armisonous ranks! that come
From crowded streets Of the city,
In swaying glitterinR Inca
To the place Of our sorrow and pity
In the pail of the sighiug pines!
But walk with arms that are folded
Over my burdened breast
And the print OF my feet is nodded
In the dust Of my souls unrest
gather no gaudy Rarlands
OF rose. nor lily. nor vine,
For the meadows of memorys starlandS
Are dotted with dandeline.
Icarry these common flowers
Because they were loved OF my dead
A blossom for each Of the hours
That few DER each innocent head,
Recalling toe strange sage prattle
OF these two little soldiers Of mine,
That fell in the edge Of the battle
On babyhOod's skirmish line.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-27
THE DAY OF THE DEAD.
lUriginal1

HE day Of the Nations
weeping
At the feet of her SOL
der dead,
These years, Is steadily
creeping
By winding paths that
have led
To o rite of . broader
meaning
Than apageant Of war
That ~avQa